| analogy definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect | 110 sets |
| 2 | a comparison | 57 sets |
| 3 | similarity; parallelism; comparing two similar things | 51 sets |
| 4 | a comparison of two different things that are similar in some way | 40 sets |
| 5 | similarity; parallelism | 31 sets |
| 6 | a comparison made between two things to show how they are alike. | 28 sets |
| 7 | a likeness between different things; a similarity; a comparison | 27 sets |
| 8 | a similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based | 25 sets |
| 9 | comparison | 25 sets |
| 10 | similarity | 23 sets |
| 11 | likeness in some respects between things otherwise different; similarity; comparison | 20 sets |
| 12 | n. reasoning in which from certain and known relations or resemblance others are formed. | 17 sets |
| 13 | a comparison of two things to show that they are alike in certain respects. | 15 sets |
| 14 | a comparison between things that are alike in some ways | 15 sets |
| 15 | a similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them | 14 sets |
| 16 | similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise unlike. | 14 sets |
| 17 | comparison made between two things to show how they are alike | 13 sets |
| 18 | a comparison of two things that are somewhat alike. | 12 sets |
| 19 | an extended comparison between two seemingly dissimilar things | 12 sets |
| 20 | the correspondence or resemblance between two things that are essentially different | 12 sets |
| 21 | a comparison highlighting a similarity between otherwise dissimilar things | 12 sets |
| 22 | a literary device employed to serve as a basis for comparison. it is assumed that what applies to the parallel situation also applies to the original circumstance. in other words, it is the comparison between two different items. | 11 sets |
| 23 | a comparison of one thing to another; similarity | 11 sets |
| 24 | a comparison made between two things to show how they are alike | 11 sets |
| 25 | an extended comparison showing the similarities between two things | 11 sets |
| 26 | a comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things. | 11 sets |
| 27 | similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise unlike | 10 sets |
| 28 | n. similarity; parallelism | 10 sets |
| 29 | analogy is the comparison of two pairs which have the same relationship. the key is to ascertain the relationship between the first so you can choose the correct second pair. part to whole, opposites, results of are types of relationships you should find. | 9 sets |
| 30 | resemblance in some particulars between things otherwise unlike | 9 sets |
| 31 | the comparison of two pairs which have the same relationship. | 9 sets |
| 32 | a comparison of one thing to another; similarity similarity | 8 sets |
| 33 | a similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them. | 8 sets |
| 34 | the comparison of two pairs which have the same relationship | 8 sets |
| 35 | -a resemblance of relations; an agreement or likeness between things in some circumstances or effects when the things are otherwise entirely different. | 8 sets |
| 36 | similarity between two species that is due to convergent evolution rather than to descent from a common ancestor with the same trait | 8 sets |
| 37 | the comparison of two pairs which have the same relationship. the key is to ascertain the relationship between the first so you can choose the correct second pair. part to whole, opposites, results of are types of relationships you should find. | 7 sets |
| 38 | is the comparison of two pairs which have the same relationship. the key is to ascertain the relationship between the first so you can choose the correct second pair. part to whole, opposites, results of are types of relationships you should find. | 7 sets |
| 39 | n. a smiliarity between things that are otherwise dissimilar | 7 sets |
| 40 | a likeness between different things | 7 sets |
